Cristiano Ronaldo says he would prefer watching “boxing or UFC" over football

Juventus superstar and captain of Portugal national football team Cristia Ronaldo recently mitted that he would rar watch a UFC fight or a boxing bout than occupy himself with a 90-minute-long football match. While speaking to boxing sensation Genny Golovkin in a DAZN documentary titled 'Parallel Worlds,' Ronaldo claimed that he likes watching ors sports on TV in his free time. Portuguese star is a huge combat sports fan and has been pictured with fighters like Floyd Maywear, Anthony Joshua, Cor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov in past.

“Playing football is my passion, but I prefer watching or sports on TV. Between watching a football match or a boxing or UFC fight, I choose boxing or UFC,” he said.

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Later in conversation, Cristia Ronaldo compared boxing with football, claiming that combat sport “is a little more difficult” than soccer. Portuguese stated that what makes MMA or boxing difficult is that it’s an individual sport. He said that although fighters train with ir teammates for months, y have to enter ring alone. Football, on or hand, is a team sport and all players “train, laugh” and play toger.

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Ronaldo, who has won Ballon d'Or five times in his career, is still performing at highest level, despite being 35 years old. Though he shows signs of slowing down, talks on his retirement come up every w and n. While discussing same, CR7 revealed that he wants to go on for as long as possible and takes inspiration from tennis star Roger Federer, who remains at his peak despite being 39 years old.

As conversation continued, Ronaldo, who is widely regarded as one of greatest players of all time, also mitted that he is t afraid to cry in public and stressed importance of showing one's emotions. “I think it's good to have emotions, I don't hide who I am. People say that men don't cry, but why t? Who said that men don't cry? We all have feelings and emotions and we have to express m,” he ded.

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Im Source: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Cristia Ronaldo/ Instagram